Very well established, fully licensed and highly profitable Nursery & Greenhouse business with 18 yrs trading history and several product lines.
The business is year-round (not seasonal) currently working two 8-hour shifts 7 days a week. Carries a very large range of decorative plants, own production plus imports (has over 80 suppliers from Cyprus and abroad).
Fertilizers & Pesticides: Licensed to sell plant fertilizers & pesticides by the Dept of Agriculture, plus exclusive importer & distributor of 6 brand names.
Fruit Trees: Licensed to produce and sell fruit-trees by the Dept of Agriculture, maintains separate netted nursery exclusively for fruit-trees.
In addition stocks and sells irrigation systems, pots, gardening equipment, undertakes wedding/function decorations turnkey, also landscaping/design & garden maintenance under contract
Staff trained by qualified owners, new owner does not have to seek trained staff
Has three sources of water: Village (public) water supply, private borehole w. Pump, licensed user of dam water. 5-ton water tank for emergencies.
Standby Electricity Generator (diesel). Security system with 16 cameras. Fire & Theft insurance. Oil-fired heating for winter.
Greehouse sides and top with special netting and/or pvc and/or fibre-glass depending on microclimate requirements of each plant family
Automatic, computer-managed irrigation system, ventilation system and lighting system to maintain ideal nursery/greenhouse conditions
Point of Sale with Barcode reader.
Company Van for deliveries.
Fully furnished Caravan for live-in foreign workers (one couple)
Buildings: Nursery/Greehouse area 1200 square metres, or about 13000 sq.ft. (about 800 sq.m. covered and another 400 sq.m. uncovered) plus 40sqm Office, Kitchen, Archive room, Boiler Room, two toilets and one shower.
Other key points:
The land plot can be purchased after a 10 year lease (purchase option to be written in the lease agreement)
Location: on the main road from Limassol to the mountains with heavy traffic all year round
Lifestyle: idyllic mountain village location with excellent accommodation available nearby, both modern villas and traditional houses, but only 20 minutes from Limassol
Water is an expensive commodity in Cyprus and of course very important for a business of this type, but this business has a pletiful and cheap supply of water (see above)
A new onwer/manager has several options to grow the business, such as more emphasis on landscaping work, or wholesale instead of retail, etc etc.
Terms are negotiable
